Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of electronic cigarettes and their associated factors among undergraduate students of Institute of Medicine, Nepal: a cross-sectional study
The study highlights important implications for interventions, policy, and education within Nepal's medical system. With a notable percentage of students holding supportive attitudes toward e-cigarettes, there is a clear need for targeted behavior change campaigns that educate about the health risks associated with e-cigarettes.
Authors
- Samip Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4507-1165)
- N Paudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4551-0808)
- Sudim Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4782-8257)
- Kiran Paudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5590-4133)
- Urja Humagain
- Sabina Marasini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7571-9410)
- Pariwesh Raj Bista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1177-5824)
- Bikram Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9682-0509)
Institutions
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Dhulikhel Hospital (NP)
- Zimmer Biomet (Germany) (DE)
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP)
- Nepal Health Research Council (NP)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20583-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.98